/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Name: choice.h
-// Purpose: documentation for wxChoice class
+// Purpose: interface of wxChoice
// Author: wxWidgets team
// RCS-ID: $Id$
// Licence: wxWindows license
/**
@class wxChoice
@wxheader{choice.h}
-
+
A choice item is used to select one of a list of strings. Unlike a
- listbox, only the selection is visible until the user pulls down the
+ wxListBox, only the selection is visible until the user pulls down the
menu of choices.
-
+
@beginStyleTable
- @style{wxCB_SORT}:
+ @style{wxCB_SORT}
Sorts the entries alphabetically.
@endStyleTable
-
- @beginEventTable
- @event{EVT_CHOICE(id\, func)}:
+
+ @beginEventTable{wxCommandEvent}
+ @event{EVT_CHOICE(id, func)}
Process a wxEVT_COMMAND_CHOICE_SELECTED event, when an item on the
list is selected.
@endEventTable
-
+
@library{wxcore}
@category{ctrl}
- @appearance{choice.png}
-
- @seealso
- wxListBox, wxComboBox, wxCommandEvent
+ <!-- @appearance{choice.png} -->
+
+ @see wxListBox, wxComboBox, wxCommandEvent
*/
class wxChoice : public wxControlWithItems
{
public:
+ /**
+ Default constructor.
+
+ @see Create(), wxValidator
+ */
+ wxChoice();
+
//@{
/**
Constructor, creating and showing a choice.
-
- @param parent
- Parent window. Must not be @NULL.
-
- @param id
- Window identifier. The value wxID_ANY indicates a default value.
-
- @param pos
- Window position.
-
- @param size
- Window size. If wxDefaultSize is specified then the choice is sized
- appropriately.
-
- @param n
- Number of strings with which to initialise the choice control.
-
- @param choices
- An array of strings with which to initialise the choice control.
-
- @param style
- Window style. See wxChoice.
-
- @param validator
- Window validator.
-
- @param name
- Window name.
-
- @sa Create(), wxValidator
+
+ @param parent
+ Parent window. Must not be @NULL.
+ @param id
+ Window identifier. The value wxID_ANY indicates a default value.
+ @param pos
+ Window position.
+ @param size
+ Window size. If wxDefaultSize is specified then the choice is sized
+ appropriately.
+ @param n
+ Number of strings with which to initialise the choice control.
+ @param choices
+ An array of strings with which to initialise the choice control.
+ @param style
+ Window style. See wxChoice.
+ @param validator
+ Window validator.
+ @param name
+ Window name.
+
+ @see Create(), wxValidator
+
+ @beginWxPythonOnly
+
+ The wxChoice constructor in wxPython reduces the @a n and @a choices
+ arguments to a single argument, which is a list of strings.
+
+ @endWxPythonOnly
*/
- wxChoice();
- wxChoice(wxWindow * parent, wxWindowID id,
- const wxPoint& pos,
- const wxSize& size, int n,
- const wxString choices[],
- long style = 0,
- const wxValidator& validator = wxDefaultValidator,
- const wxString& name = "choice");
- wxChoice(wxWindow * parent, wxWindowID id,
- const wxPoint& pos,
- const wxSize& size,
- const wxArrayString& choices,
- long style = 0,
- const wxValidator& validator = wxDefaultValidator,
- const wxString& name = "choice");
+ wxChoice(wxWindow* parent, wxWindowID id,
+ const wxPoint& pos,
+ const wxSize& size, int n,
+ const wxString choices[],
+ long style = 0,
+ const wxValidator& validator = wxDefaultValidator,
+ const wxString& name = "choice");
+ wxChoice(wxWindow* parent, wxWindowID id,
+ const wxPoint& pos,
+ const wxSize& size,
+ const wxArrayString& choices,
+ long style = 0,
+ const wxValidator& validator = wxDefaultValidator,
+ const wxString& name = "choice");
//@}
/**
/**
Creates the choice for two-step construction. See wxChoice().
*/
- bool Create(wxWindow * parent, wxWindowID id, const wxPoint& pos,
+ bool Create(wxWindow* parent, wxWindowID id, const wxPoint& pos,
const wxSize& size, int n,
const wxString choices[],
long style = 0,
const wxValidator& validator = wxDefaultValidator,
const wxString& name = "choice");
- bool Create(wxWindow * parent, wxWindowID id,
- const wxPoint& pos,
- const wxSize& size,
- const wxArrayString& choices,
- long style = 0,
- const wxValidator& validator = wxDefaultValidator,
- const wxString& name = "choice");
+ bool Create(wxWindow* parent, wxWindowID id,
+ const wxPoint& pos,
+ const wxSize& size,
+ const wxArrayString& choices,
+ long style = 0,
+ const wxValidator& validator = wxDefaultValidator,
+ const wxString& name = "choice");
//@}
/**
Gets the number of columns in this choice item.
-
- @remarks This is implemented for Motif only and always returns 1 for the
- other platforms.
+
+ @remarks This is implemented for Motif only and always returns 1 for
+ the other platforms.
*/
- int GetColumns();
+ int GetColumns() const;
/**
- Unlike wxControlWithItems::GetSelection which only
- returns the accepted selection value, i.e. the selection in the control once
- the user closes the dropdown list, this function returns the current selection.
- That is, while the dropdown list is shown, it returns the currently selected
- item in it. When it is not shown, its result is the same as for the other
- function.
-
- This function is new since wxWidgets version 2.6.2 (before this version
- wxControlWithItems::GetSelection itself behaved like
- this).
+ Unlike wxControlWithItems::GetSelection() which only returns the
+ accepted selection value, i.e. the selection in the control once the
+ user closes the dropdown list, this function returns the current
+ selection. That is, while the dropdown list is shown, it returns the
+ currently selected item in it. When it is not shown, its result is the
+ same as for the other function.
+
+ @wxsince{2.6.2} (before this version,
+ wxControlWithItems::GetSelection() itself behaved like
+ this).
*/
- int GetCurrentSelection();
+ int GetCurrentSelection() const;
/**
Sets the number of columns in this choice item.
-
- @param n
- Number of columns.
+
+ @param n
+ Number of columns.
+
+ @remarks This is implemented for Motif only and doesn’t do anything
+ under other platforms.
*/
void SetColumns(int n = 1);
};
+